Photo: Locals act in Utah festival

Local resident Jason Smith, center, found himself on stage to play the part of a wall after being plucked from the audience by the Utah Shakespeare Festival cast during “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” at the Montezuma-Cortez High School auditorium.

Cortez resident Mya Lamunyon, right, joins the actors of the Utah Shakespeare Festival during “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” at the Montezuma-Cortez High School auditorium. She was randomly selected from the audience to play the moon.

Montezuma-Cortez High School drama students learn the art of stage slapping from actors with the Utah Shakespeare Festival.